Media coverage item
CGS Project Explores Media Ownership in BD
Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) has announced the completion of the project on media ownership in Bangladesh. This project unpacks the complex relationship between ownership and…
Media coverage item
Bangladesh Media Mostly Affiliated to Political Parties, Study Reveals
Political affiliation, family ties and business interests largely shape the media ownership patterns in Bangladesh and ownerships of media houses also shift hands to those who…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 27 January , 2021
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 26 January 2021
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Putin, Poison, and Self-Inflicted Wounds: Navalny’s Return to Russia
Instead of blackballing Navalny, the Kremlin has turned him into the world’s most famous political prisoner. The dramatic arrest of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny at…
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António Guterres Does Not Deserve a Second Term
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Jan 11 that he would be seeking a second five-year term. Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal, campaigned…
Analysis
Four Ways Biden Can Boost the Global Economy
The US is nowhere near as economically dominant as it was even a decade ago. Yet President-elect Joe Biden can take several relatively simple steps that…
Analysis
The Only Path to Real Unity
To bring Americans together, President Biden needs to combine his eloquent exhortations with concrete action—a massive expansion of civilian national service. In his inaugural address, President…
Analysis
Our Troubled Democracy
Unless the bleeding of democracy stops, the restoration of the House alone is not going to save it. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's dissolution of Parliament…
Analysis
As COVID-19 Raged, the Shadow Pandemic of Domestic Violence Swept Across the Globe
Restrictions on mobility and loss of economic opportunities necessitated by the COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in a significant rise in domestic violence cases across the world.…
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What is Alexey Navalny’s Endgame?
But can his political project succeed while the West continues to be openly hostile to Russia? Thousands of people across Russia’s 11 time zones took to…
Situation update